What is an Academic Clinical Fellowship?

Academic Clinical Fellowship (ACF)?posts are run-through training posts for doctors?entering specialist training who have outstanding potential for development as a researcher and/or educationalist.

An ACF offers dedicated time for the trainee to develop academic skills while working towards preparing an application for a training fellowship to undertake a higher degree.

Funding for?ACFs is available for a maximum of three years (four years for GPs) to allow for completion of clinical training, 25% of which is spent in academic training.

What specialties are ACF posts available in?

Every year in BOBÌåÓýµÇ¼ÍøÖ·_Å·±¦ÌåÓý¹ÙÍøƽ̨-APP|ÏÂÔØ we appoint ACFs in a variety of specialties.? For details of posts that are currently available, please visit our recruitment page .

If you are considering applying for an ACF post, a preliminary discussion with the dedicated Academic Lead for that specialty is welcome.

Why choose BOBÌåÓýµÇ¼ÍøÖ·_Å·±¦ÌåÓý¹ÙÍøƽ̨-APP|ÏÂÔØ?

Choosing to undertake an ACF at BOBÌåÓýµÇ¼ÍøÖ·_Å·±¦ÌåÓý¹ÙÍøƽ̨-APP|ÏÂÔØ gives trainees:

• an opportunity to become part of a world class research community
• access to a range of research facilities
• the chance to work in an interdisciplinary research environment, with opportunities to link with researchers at the University in other disciplines including Biological Sciences, Engineering, Computer Science and Informatics, and Mathematics.

All NIHR funded ACFs at BOBÌåÓýµÇ¼ÍøÖ·_Å·±¦ÌåÓý¹ÙÍøƽ̨-APP|ÏÂÔØ have access to:

• a?dedicated Academic Lead in their chosen specialty to support them throughout their post
• a??1000 travel bursary to support attendance at conferences and events
• a training fund to cover course fees and associated costs
• the option to apply for a University laptop
• support in developing fellowship applications from our Faculty Fellowship Mentors and the University Research and Innovation Service
• access to the Faculty of Medicine mentoring scheme, programme of transferable skills workshops and online training materials.

BOBÌåÓýµÇ¼ÍøÖ·_Å·±¦ÌåÓý¹ÙÍøƽ̨-APP|ÏÂÔØ has a strong track record of developing ACFs, with many of our former trainees successfully obtaining funding for a higher research degree from bodies including the MRC, Wellcome Trust, NIHR, Cancer Research UK and others.? A large number of our past trainees have subsequently?gone on to obtain Clinical Lectureships and other research-active clinical positions following completion of their posts.

Click here to read about the experiences of?some of our former and current ACFs.

Find out more

For further information about Academic Training Programme in Wessex, please visit the Health Education England (Wessex) Academic Training Programme site.

For more information about NIHR Academic Clinical Fellowships, please visit the NIHR website .